Stan Lee, Marvel Comics’ grand old man, co-creator of Spider-Man, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, the X-Men and too many others to mention, tells the story of his life and career, with additional passages on the bigger picture by biographer George Mair. 698 more words

In this second issue of Marvel’s surprisingly fun new series the eponymous Squirrel Girl teams up with Iron Man (after a fashion) and gets ready to fight the most powerful being in the Marvel Universe, Galactus. 253 more words

Due to strong sales on the character’s first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15, Spider-Man was given his own ongoing series in March 1963. The initial years of the series, under Lee and Ditko, chronicled Spider-Man’s nascent career with his civilian life as hard-luck yet perpetually good-humored teenager… 193 more words